Oyster Mushroom Care – How To Grow Oyster Mushrooms At Home

By Liz Baessler Indoor gardening is a great hobby for gardeners with no outdoor space, but it’s usually limited by light. South-facing windows are at a premium, and outlets are full of grow light plugs. However, there’s some indoor gardening you can do with no light at all. Mushroom growing is a great way to put a dark corner to work producing nutritious, protein rich food. Keep reading to learn more about how to grow oyster mushrooms at home. Cultivation of Oyster Mushrooms What are oyster mushrooms? Oyster (Pleurotus ostreatus) is a variety of mushroom that grows especially well indoors. While many mushrooms will grow only in the wild (making mushroom hunting a popular hobby and certain mushroom price tags especially high), oyster mushrooms will grow with a very high success rate in a box or bucket with virtually any moist, organic material to feed on. How to Grow Oyster